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Classification of contour deformities after massive weight loss, using the Pittsburgh Rating Scale

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
While the treatment of patients by skin reduction following massive weight loss is increasing, the conclusions of this study from the Netherlands finds that the Pittsburgh Rating Scale is not entirely suitable for this classification purpose and another system must...

20th Music City SCALE 2025

14 May 2025 -18 May 2025
The premiere multispecialty meeting for aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery, and medical dermatology.

Breast reconstruction – techniques from a plastic surgery perspective

3 October 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery has positive physical and psychosocial health...

Psychosocial impact of otoplasty

6 April 2016 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
This paper examines the impact of otoplasty on quality of life. Eighty-one patients who underwent otoplasty were evaluated using questionnaires. They were divided into three age groups: Youth 1 (Y1) = 8-12 years (n = 17), Youth 2 (Y2) =...

The Re-humanising Revolution: Breaking the conspiracy of silence

3 June 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Over the last few years, the mental and emotional wellbeing of those who work in medicine has come under scrutiny. The author introduces a new resource. Working in healthcare has always been stressful but never more so than today. In...

MD/PhDs or MD/MBAs: which do we need more to innovate in plastic surgery?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I would like to thank Arlen Meyers and Victor Castro for submitting this article. One of the problems that I have seen in my professional lifetime is the failure of entrepreneurs to grasp that there is no infinite health care...

How I Do It - Buried integra in the management of temporal cavernous haemangioma

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Cavernous haemangiomas are rare, often distressing, and visually conspicuous vascular abnormalities caused by a mass of aberrant tangles of thin walled, easily distended blood vessels. Fourteen percent will present in the head and neck regions and are histologically characterised by...

How I Do It - Non-surgical approach to facial ptosis – the PDO barbed absorbable thread 5-point facelift

1 June 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Polydioxanone (PDO) threads summary: Colourless, crystalline, biodegradable synthetic polymer Monofilament Biodegradation by hydrolysis Mainly urine excretion Absorption rate 180 days Breaking strength 53% at 42 days Long established safety record in general surgery as a suture material (PDS II Ethicon)...

Male aesthetic treatments: a review

30 March 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
There is a growing demand for aesthetic procedures for men. Anna Baker provides an overview of the popular treatments and explains the important differences between male and female facial anatomy that need to be considered before treating these patients.

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 22 Apr 2016

22 April 2016 |
The junior doctors in the UK are facing the reality that if they hold steady there is the very real prospect that ‘an elite group of professional people’ can topple a corrupt and dishonest Government and restore the balance of...

ACRE officially appointed distribution partner for Merz Aesthetics brands

4 December 2025 | Contracts & Distributors
Future-focused medical aesthetics distributor ACRE has been officially appointed as a UK and Ireland distribution partner for Merz Aesthetics, further strengthening their long-standing commitment to providing high-quality aesthetic solutions. Through this partnership, ACRE will distribute the renowned Belotero®, Radiesse® and...

Back to the blog: Part II

2 August 2024 | plastic surgery, Cosmetic surgery, breast surgery, Breast implants, medico-legal, Australia
PART II: Key players in the turf war between the board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons and the 'non-accredited' cosmetic surgeons.